Associate Professor Peter Keller

Biography

Peter Keller conducts research that is aimed at understanding the behavioural and brain bases of human interaction in musical contexts. His specific interests include the cognitive and motor processes that enable ensemble musicians to coordinate with one another. Keller has served as Editor of the interdisciplinary journal 'Empirical Musicology Review' (2010-2012), and is currently a Consulting Editor for 'Music Perception' and 'Psychomusicology: Music, Mind, and Brain', and a member of the Editorial Board at 'Advances in Cognitive Psychology'. He has held research positions at Haskins Laboratories (New Haven, USA), the Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research (Munich, Germany), and the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences (Leipzig, Germany), where he led the Music Cognition and Action group from 2007 until 2012.

Research Interests

Musical ensemble coordination

Sensorimotor synchronization

Musical imagery

Motor control in music performance

Musical improvisation

Qualifications and Honours

Bachelor of Music (University of New South Wales, Australia), 1994

Bachelor of Arts: Psychology (University of New South Wales, Australia), 1995